SUPERVISORY PROGRAM ANALYST Job in Pittsburgh, PA

Vacancy No. CERE250338901433 Department U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Salary $128,754.00 to $167,380.00 Grade 14 to 14
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 9/6/2025 Close Date 9/16/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Status Candidates
Locations:
Pittsburgh, PA


Summary

About the Position: Serves as Branch Chief and directs the work of employees involved in activities associated with developing, analyzing and advising on risks and scheduling within the Pittsburgh District, by assisting senior leaders with the development and maintenance of all schedules including the integrated master schedules for all inland navigation mega projects.

Duties

  • Develop and maintain integrated master schedules by analyzing milestones, contractor performance, and programmatic dates to ensure horizontal and vertical traceability across schedule levels.
  • Perform schedule and risk analyses using critical path and risk assessment methodologies to validate completeness, accuracy, and adherence to program objectives.
  • Investigate cost and schedule variances by interfacing with engineers, managers, contracting officers, and other stakeholders to identify root causes and corrective actions.
  • Integrate program assessments and documentation by preparing statutory and regulatory reports, ensuring compliance with DoD acquisition requirements, and advising leadership on risks and readiness.
  • Represent the organization on technical committees by developing procedures, presenting policy implications, and defending schedule recommendations to senior government and contractor officials.
  • Provide expert technical advice and recommendations on schedule management, risk mitigation, and alternative courses of action to support decision-making for civil work mega projects.
  • Perform schedule and risk analyses using critical path and risk assessment methodologies to validate completeness, accuracy, and adherence to program objectives.
  • Prepare and deliver reports and briefings that clearly communicate schedule status, risks, delays, and recommendations to senior leaders and external stakeholders.
  • Investigate cost and schedule variances by interfacing with engineers, managers, contracting officers, and other stakeholders to identify root causes and corrective actions.
  • Direct the work of employees by planning, assigning, and evaluating tasks to ensure timely and high-quality completion of vertical and horizontal civil work mega project scheduling responsibilities.
  • Mentor and train schedulers by sharing expertise, conducting training sessions, and building a community of practice across the enterprise.
  • Oversee personnel management actions such as interviewing candidates, recommending selections, approving promotions, evaluating performance, and resolving employee concerns.
  • Represent the organization on technical committees by developing procedures, presenting policy implications, and defending schedule recommendations to senior government and contractor officials.
  • Integrate program assessments and documentation by preparing statutory and regulatory reports, ensuring compliance with DoD acquisition requirements, and advising leadership on risks and readiness.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position requires temporary duty (TDY) travel up to 25% of the time.
  • Incumbent is required to submit a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450, (5CFR Part 2634, Subpart I Confidential Financial Disclosure Reports) upon entering the position and annually.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

  • Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
  • Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
  • Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
  • Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
  • Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
  • Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
  • Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998


In order to qualify, you must meet the SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience to qualify at the GS-14 level: One year of specialized experience which includes:
  1. Utilizing project/program scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Deltek Open Plan, Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen Fuse, COBRA and/or Synchro) to develop and maintain integrated master schedules for civil work projects.
  2. Developing integrated schedules to evaluate program performance and ensure timely delivery of large-scale civil works projects (e.g., dams, levee systems, navigation locks).
  3. Analyzing cost, risk, and schedule data to assess readiness and recommend corrective actions for major infrastructure programs (e.g., flood risk reduction systems, inland navigation structures).
  4. Applying acquisition policies and regulatory guidance to advise leadership on compliance and strategic planning for complex infrastructure initiatives (e.g., dam rehabilitation, lock modernization).
  5. Leading and supervising cross-functional teams to integrate schedules, resolve conflicts, and optimize resources for multi-billion-dollar infrastructure civil work projects.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-13)

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Awareness
  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • Risk Management
  • Schedule Management


Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-13).

Additional information

  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • This position requires you to submit a Public Financial Disclosure Report (OGE 278) or a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE450) upon entry, and annually thereafter.
  • Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
  • This is a General Administration and Management (Career Program 51) position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances MAY be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
  • When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
  • Relocation Incentive MAY be considered upon applicant's request and based on agency policy. A service agreement will be required IF incentives are authorized.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

You may claim Military Spouse preference.

You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP). If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position. To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility. To be considered well-qualified and receive selection priority applicants must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a score of 90 or above. Additional information about the program is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Checklist for Internal/Merit Promotion Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

  • Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
  • If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
  • For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you will not receive consideration for this position.
  • For additional information see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:
  • Cover Letter, optional
  • Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
  • Proof of Eligibility to Apply: Your application must include the documents which prove you are eligible to apply for the vacancy. The Proof of Eligibility document describes authorities commonly used in merit promotion recruitment and what document(s) are required to prove you meet the requirements of the authority. You must meet the requirements of at least one of the authorities listed in the Who May Apply section above to receive further consideration.
  • Time-in-grade documentation: If you are applying for a higher grade and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one year time-in-grade requirement so you will need to provide an SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-grade Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/16/2025 to receive consideration.

  • To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12791433).
  • Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
  • After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
  • You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
  • It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
  • Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.

Agency contact information

Army Applicant Help Desk
Address
RE-W2SM04 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-PITTSBURGH
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Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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Next steps

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